A 48-year-old female patient with bipolar affective disorder attempted to commit suicide by falling from a bridge. She sustained comminuted fractures of calcanei, burst fracture of the body of L-3 ...

A kidney ultrasound is a quick and painless medical procedure that can provide information regarding the health of your kidneys. Doctors can use ultrasound imaging to assess the general health of your ...

Postoperative silent ureteral obstruction found in about 5% of patients. SHANGHAI—New findings may support the routine use of renal ultrasound examinations following ureteroscopy. David S. Wang, MD, ...

Renal ultrasound (kidney ultrasound) is a safe, noninvasive imaging test that uses sound waves to create images of your kidneys and bladder. It helps healthcare providers detect kidney stones, tumors, ...

Renal ultrasound scans, which people may also call kidney ultrasounds, provide an image of the kidneys and may help doctors identify an underlying issue with these organs. An ultrasound, also known as ...

An estimated 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease. A simple, painless and non-invasive test can prevent kidney failure in those patients. With ultrasound, a handheld transducer sends ...

New results from a clinical trial testing a novel ultrasound therapy for hypertension show the experimental treatment can deliver clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. The treatment is ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Renal denervation using ultrasound may be more effective than radiofrequency ablation for lowering blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension, a preliminary head-to-head ...

Nutcracker syndrome is a rare condition that happens when the vein that drains your left kidney gets squeezed between big blood vessels in your belly. It can be very painful, but it's usually not ...